Sec. 565.056. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS  


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  • (a) The board by rule shall adopt a procedure governing:

    (1) informal disposition of a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

    (2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.

    (b) A rule adopted under this section must:

    (1) provide the complainant, if applicable and permitted by law, and the license holder an opportunity to be heard; and

    (2) require the presence of an attorney to advise the board or a board employee.

    (c) The attorney must be a member of the board's legal staff, if the board has a legal staff. If the board does not have a legal staff, the attorney must be an employee of the office of the attorney general.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.